Batting the entire roster

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by Tru_in_Blu

And, for example, if it's a tie game in the 7th inning with 2 outs, the winning run on third, and the 15th batter coming up to bat who has a .056 batting average, do you allow the team at bat to claim that that batter has a headache and can't bat, so you get to put your lead-off batter up? Without penalty?

Some rules must remain to maintain the integrity of the game. Coaches (and people like me ) would use any way possible to gain some type of advantage (within the rules, of course).

Where did you get that out of what I posted?

[Tru_in_Blu]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Where did you get that out of what I posted?

With this statement:

not handicap it with other aspects of the lineup rules that would frustrate the intent of the rule itself

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by Tru_in_Blu

With this statement:

not handicap it with other aspects of the lineup rules that would frustrate the intent of the rule itself

I wasn't intended as a blanket statement. I was referring to the definition of "shorthanded."